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InstallShield Express VFP Limited
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From
29/04/2010 22:53:27
Neil Mc Donald
Cencom Systems P/L
The Sun, Australia
 
 
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29/04/2010 21:58:31
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Installation, Setup and Configuration
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01462408
Message ID:
01462485
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62
Are you aware that Express can render at workstation unbootable after an install, requiring a reset back to "Last Known Good configuration" to get the workstation going again.

The thing is VIRAL.

It is NOT a baby it is a MOTHER.

>Now THAT's a philosophy of life I would prefer to avoid.
>
>>Some babies aren't worth keeping, this is one of them.
>>
>>>If I were starting from scratch, I certainly would be following your suggestion of using Inno Setup.
>>>
>>>However, I am modifying an existing application for which I had already gotten InstallShield to work, and had encountered a new obstacle.
>>>
>>>As LBJ once said - "don't throw the baby out with the dishwater" - so I wanted to pursue the existing installation before trying something new.
>>>
>>>And, as it happened, I learned that if I simply ignored the error message, the installation proceeded anyway, and appears to work satisfactorily.
>>>
>>>Thanks anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Download Inno Setup and use it. It will take less time to get that running then Install Shield. Here are some very good examples to get you started
>>>>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~InnoScripts~VFP
>>>>
>>>>>Help!
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm trying to build an application using InstallShield VFP Express Limited Edition. I have not done so in about four years, and I did not understand it then ...
>>>>>
>>>>>When I get to "Build Your Release" I get the following message ...
>>>>>
>>>>>"Feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available".
>>>>>
>>>>>Insert the 'Microsort Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition - ENU' disk
>>>>>
>>>>>Help!
>>>>>
>>>>>(And thanks)
Regards N Mc Donald
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